Lovington entered their contest against Taos on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Lovington Wildcats took a 70-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Taos Tigers. The Wildcats were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Tigers apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January of 2024.
| 01/10/25 vs Taos | 3 |
| 01/09/25 vs Los Alamos | 5 |
| 01/04/25 vs Espanola Valley | 2 |
| 01/03/25 @ Alamogordo | 3 |
| 01/02/25 vs Mayfield | 2 |
Despite the loss, Lovington still got an impressive performance from Kayle Covington, who went 8 of 12 on his way to 19 points along with seven boards and three steals. Covington is crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Xzavier Casarez, who posted nine points.
Lovington's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-5. As for Taos, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Lovington didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 64-42 win against Belen on the 11th. Taos has also already played their next contest, a 62-55 victory against Goddard on the 11th.
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